Written by Chris sharman: A good trip down a great pothole that I haven't done before. A pleasantly short walk from the road,
followed by a little lazing in the sun while people decided which iron stakes to belay from. Down
the short entrance pitch (complete with plaque to caver who died in the entrance crawl) & dig climb
(with dead and rotting rabbits). Straight into the very low entrance crawl where I did quite a bit of
excavating as well as stopping to remove my SRT kit. Only a short section though, followed by
sideways crawl enlarging to a good passage.
From there a succession of clean washed pitches (Bottle, 3rd, Wet, Emery, Crow's Nest 1 & 2,
Windy Ledge, Window, 10') took us down to the Borehole - a slightly awkward passage becoming
muddy. SRT kit off again for me.
This is followed by Pool Pitch, then a short and spacious duck and an easy climb down to the sump
- I was fortunate to be first there, when it was fairly pleasant - conditions may have deteriorated
after I left.
The return was straightforward - no surprises, although Rob did say that Window pitch was an
awkward de-rig, being forced to haul the rope and pack the bag in a restricted slot.
Emerged (to snow!) a bit after 4pm.
A good day out in a classic pot, surprisingly seldom visited.
